Hanako: Desire and Other Secret Weapons

Overview

With Motherland, Katherine Lyall-Watson and Caroline Dunphy explored the stories of three women yearning for their homelands, and won a spate of awards for their efforts. Reuniting for Hanako: Desire and Other Secret Weapons, the duo tells another cross-cultural tale.

Set in an imagined future, the production throws together traditional Japanese and contemporary urban culture — plus music, anime and fashion, too — to follow the adventures of a young girl as she embarks upon a tentative journey. As for what comes next, well, you'll just have to get yourself along to Brisbane Festival to find out.